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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who runs |
| Synonyms: | carrier, contestant, courier, cross-country runner, distance runner, entrant, hurdler, jogger, long distance runner, marathoner, messenger, middle distance runner, racer, sprinter, trackman |
| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who runs |
| Synonyms: | courier, harrier, hurdler, jogger, marathoner, messenger, page, racer, sprinter |
| Main Entry: | bearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who carries messages or deliveries |
| Synonyms: | agent, beast of burden, carrier, conveyor, courier, drogher, emissary, envoy, internuncio, messenger, porter, runner, servant, shipper, transporter |
| Main Entry: | candidate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person desiring political office, job |
| Synonyms: | applicant, aspirant, bidder, claimant, competitor, contender, contestant, dark horse, entrant, favorite son, handshaker, hopeful*, job-hunter, nominee, office-seeker, petitioner, possibility, possible choice, pothunter, runner, seeker, solicitant, stumper, successor, suitor, whistle-stopper, write-in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carpet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nappy floor covering |
| Synonyms: | carpeting, matting, rug, runner, tapestry, throw rug, wall-to-wall |
| Notes: | a carpet originally denoted a thick fabric that covered a table or bed; a rug is generally smaller than a carpet |
| Main Entry: | courier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger |
| Synonyms: | bearer, carrier, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, express, go-between, gofer, gopher, herald, intelligencer, internuncio, runner |
| Antonyms: | receiver, sender |
| Main Entry: | herald |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen, messenger |
| Synonyms: | adviser, bearer, courier, crier, forerunner, harbinger, indication, outrider, precursor, prophet, reporter, runner, sign, signal, token |
| Main Entry: | messenger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person carrying information to another |
| Synonyms: | agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, commissionaire, courier, crier, delegate, delivery person, detachment, detail, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, errand person, flag-bearer, forerunner, go-between, gofer, harbinger, herald, intermediary, mediator, minister, post, precursor, prophet, runner, schlepper |
| Notes: | a harbinger is an indication of the approach of something or someone; a messenger is a person who carries a communications or performs an errand; an omen is a sign of something about to happen |
| Antonyms: | receiver |
| Main Entry: | nominee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | candidate |
| Synonyms: | applicant, appointee, aspirant, contender, contestant, entrant, hopeful*, office-seeker, runner, seeker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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